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#c90921

a dark, electric red · warm · closest name: crimson

RGB
201, 9, 33
HSL
353°, 91%, 41%
CMYK
0, 96, 84, 21
Luminance
0.1272

Every format

HEX#c90921
RGBrgb(201, 9, 33)
HSLhsl(353, 91%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 84%, 21%)
LABlab(42.4 66.5 43.0)
LCHlch(42.4 79.2 32.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.529 0.211 25.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c90921;
background-color: #c90921;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c90921] bg-[#c90921]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c90921;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.035, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c90921")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c90921 on white: 5.92:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c90921 on black: 3.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green3.5%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta95.5%
Yellow83.6%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#c90921 text on a black background

contrast 3.54:1

Card sample

#c90921 text on a white background

contrast 5.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c90921;
Background color
Panel with #c90921 background
background-color: #c90921;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c90921;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 9, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 9, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c90921;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90921, #C97109);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c90921

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c90921 in the Color Lab